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| At Dunham Massey |
That’s how they
described us at Event City for the WinterWonderland . That is a good description. Winter Wonderland is a noisy affair and even the
heavily miked main acts were difficult to hear unless you were close up. Yet,
with, for once, a backing track and a bit of mime and dance, we were delighted
to find some children following us avidly with one young lady making a bid for
Jeff’s job: she conducted us beautifully. Maybe for this event we should have
renamed ourselves the Dark Elves. The stage lighting and the “snowy” back
ground did a good job in showing off our black uniforms with purple hats,
purple tinsel and white fairy lights.
This isn’t quite out usual sort of thing, but you know what: it was fun
and we discovered new talents. We can
mime and dance too!
It’s been a bit of
“mash-up” few days.
8 December Carol
service at St Clements Ordsall
11 December Event
City
12 December Dunham
Massey
13 December Light
up a Life, St Ann’s Hospice
14 December Event
City.
We have another
appearance at Event City on 20 December and a very special private event on 23
December.
So many gigs, so
many contrasts.
“Do enjoy the music,” says Reverend Sandra Kearney of St Clements. “They’re semi-professional.” Wow!
Really? We just enjoy singing and always do the best we can. Anyway, there was
a great little Christmas Fayre beforehand and some of us were able to sort out
some last–minute Christmas shopping. So we were delighted to have been invited.
Singing for the
Light up a Life ceremony is always special. This year we sang Sleep My Child. It worked well. It
rained – which it has every year except one and that year was exceptionally
cold. It didn’t deter folk though. It’s really moving as everyone lights their
candle from another and then thinks of people who can’t be with us as we sing. The
rain was only gentle so the lights held.
Dunham Massey is
special too. Christmas music in a beautiful old house – what could be more
Christmassy? We had to be limited in numbers here. However, that is actually
good for us sometimes. We have to work a little bit harder and then we bring
that extra effort back to the main group. Win, win.
Two final rehearsals
15 December and 22 December and we’re already looking forward to 2016, which
promises to be another busy one. We have just one week off this Christmas
break.
We wish a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of our friends, fans and followers. And to members too, of course.
